Improvement in ladles



S. CURTIS & E. H. RDWLEY.

Ladle.

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STEPHEN CURTIS AND EDWIN H. ROWLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT m LADLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,07 1, dated June29, 1875; application filled November 2, 1874.

' will not corrode or tarnish, and possesses many advantages over theordinary ladle constructed of britannia or other soft metal and ourinvention consists of a ladle composed of a bowl constructed of aninternally-enameled lining or body of hard metal to retain its shape,and an external covering of soft metal spun over and upon the lining orbody, and secured thereon by bending its upper edge down over the edgeof the lining-piece and enameled lining, all of which will be fullyhereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional view of ourimproved ladle. Fig. 2 is a top view.

Thebowl of the ladle is composed of a lining-piece, A, and an externalcovering, B, and the handle a is or may be attached to the bowl bysoldering or in any suitable manner. The lining-piece A is made of iron,or other hard metal which will retain the proper shape and not be easilybattered or dented. It may be of cast-iron or of wrought-iron, stampedinto shape, and it is enameled on its concave or inner surface, as shownat c. The external covering 13 is made of britannia or other suitablesoft, light metal, and is spun over the back of the lining-piece A, andsecured by turning down its edges b over the edges of the hardlining-piece and enameled lining, as shown in Fig. 1. After the bowl isthus formed, the handle 0 is attached by soldering 'or in any othersuitable manner. The bowl of the ladle thus constructed is stronger andmore durable than one made entirely of soft metal, and will retain itsshape and not be easily battered, bent, or dented, and yet will presenta neat appearance, and may be made and sold at small cost.

We design that our invention be restricted strictly to the manufactureof ladles, as specifically pointed out hereinbel'ore, and we do not wishto be understood as claiming, broadly, articles formed of hard metal,dry-plated with soft metal,to which an ornamental polish is imparted.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As an article of manufacture, a ladle consisting of a bowl of aninternally-enameled lining or body of hard metal to retain its propershape, and an external covering of soft metal spun over and upon thelining on body, and secured thereon by bending its upper edge down overthe edge of the lining-piece and enameled lining, as and for the purposeherein shown and described.

STEPHEN CURTIS. EDWIN H. ltOWLEY. Witnesses:

.MIGHAEL RYAN, FRED. HAYNES.

